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Arun Venkatesan
arun.isDesign engineer Arun Venkatesan writes illustrated essays about objects, typography, visual communication and everyday design. His broader blog also includes travel, photography and family experiences, often using close observation to explain how things look, work and feel.
Articol de exemplu: Design Ah! books
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The Creative Photographer
www.creative-photographer.comAndrew S. Gibson shares tutorials for creative photographers. Articles explain Lightroom and Camera Raw tools, image organization and ways to develop a more focused photographic practice through assignments and personal projects.
Articol de exemplu: How To Use The New Glow Tool In Adobe Camera Raw
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WolfCat Workshop
wolfcatworkshop.comFederico Tobon documents a playful art practice spanning drawing, clay, kinetic sculpture and small machines, with projects that combine handmade objects and movement.
Articol de exemplu: Clay
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Jamie Clarke Type
jamieclarketype.comIndependent type designer Jamie Clarke discusses custom lettering and font design, including commissioning typefaces and creating distinctive typography for publishing, brands, film and television.
Articol de exemplu: Fonts for TV
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Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
www.smashingmagazine.comA publication for web designers and developers, combining practical front-end guidance with articles on accessibility, user experience, visual design and the business value of design work.
Articol de exemplu: Building A UX ROI Case That Survives The Boardroom
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Strolls with my Dog
www.strollswithmydog.comStrolls with my Dog examines the science behind photographic images. Technical explanations explore sampling, resolution and measurement methods, helping readers understand how sensors and processing affect recorded detail.
Articol de exemplu: The Effect of Sampling on Image Resolution
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Jessica Ramey
www.jessicaramey.comJessica Ramey shares experiments in fine art and graphic design, including homemade oil crayons, acrylic paper marbling and reflections on exhibitions and creative play.
Articol de exemplu: Jess’s Test Studio: DIY Oil Crayons
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News | Letterform Archive
letterformarchive.orgLetterform Archive introduces its graphic-design collections and educational work, with articles on typography, type specimens, lettering and the histories of influential designers and foundries.
Articol de exemplu: Martin Venezky: Process Work
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richardbrath
richardbrath.wordpress.comRichard Brath investigates data visualization through design experiments, discussing analytical displays, visual representations and the changing relationship between visualization and generative AI.
Articol de exemplu: What is data vis when Gen AI can create infographics?
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Stephen Bay's Photography Blog
stephenbayphotography.comStephen Bay explains landscape-photography techniques through practical shooting examples. Articles discuss balancing moonlight and foreground exposure, predicting colourful skies and capturing detailed landscapes beneath the Milky Way.
Articol de exemplu: How to Expose for the Moon and Foreground
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The Art Of Lutherie
theartoflutherie.comA resource for learning the craft of guitar building. Articles explain instrument structure, energy transfer, truss rods and workshop challenges, connecting hands-on construction decisions with the way a guitar performs.
Articol de exemplu: The Two Battles Every Guitar Builder Fights
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Phinney on Fonts
www.thomasphinney.comTechnical and historical discussions of typography, examining variable-font interfaces, text behavior, similarities between typefaces and misconceptions about the origins of familiar fonts.
Articol de exemplu: Variable Font UI is Broken
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Dave Smyth
davesmyth.comDesigner Dave Smyth writes about design practice and interviews other designers, bringing interests in user experience, accessibility, privacy and ethics to discussions of creative work.
Articol de exemplu: Nicolas Paries on Design Process
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The Stereoscopy Blog
stereoscopy.blogThe Stereoscopy Blog explores the history and practice of three-dimensional photography. Research into photographers and stereo cards appears alongside camera guides, exhibition coverage and explanations intended to make the medium more accessible.
Articol de exemplu: The Weetabix Stereoscopic Cards and their Photographers
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Bart Hopkin
barthopkin.comMusician and instrument designer Bart Hopkin explores how unusual instruments produce sound. Posts investigate mallets, vibrating metal sheets, undertones and the use of complex timbres in musical settings.
Articol de exemplu: WHERE TO GET STRINGS FOR UNUSUAL STRING INSTRUMENTS
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Font and Text Technology
simoncozens.github.ioSimon Cozens explains font and text technology, including variable-font construction, optical sizing, text rendering and the capabilities and limitations of AI-generated type.
Articol de exemplu: The State of AI Font Generation
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Anton Sten
www.antonsten.comProduct designer Anton Sten writes about simplifying complex products, design systems and professional practice, sharing reflections on interface decisions and the tools used to run a design business.
Articol de exemplu: The point of a system is fewer decisions
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jonasrask | photography
jonasraskphotography.comJonas Rask shares photography and detailed camera and lens reviews. Articles explore modern and adapted optics, considering how equipment choices influence photographs and the experience of making them.
Articol de exemplu: The “11873” – A review of the Light Lens Lab 35 mm f/1.4 double aspherical
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Blog - Haze Guitars
hazeguitars.comGerry Hayes shares practical explanations of guitar repair and setup through Haze Guitars. Articles cover restringing, neck alignment, electronics and structural repairs, helping players understand how their instruments work.
Articol de exemplu: PCB Perception
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Tiro Typeworks Articles
www.tiro.comThe type foundry founded by John Hudson and Ross Mills writes about multilingual typography, font projects and the historical and cultural requirements of designing for different writing traditions.
Articol de exemplu: On the common swift
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The Turn Signal RSS Feed
www.theturnsignalblog.comDesigner Casper explores automotive user experience, examining vehicle interiors, physical controls, driver warnings and the skills involved in designing interfaces for cars.
Articol de exemplu: How to Become an Automotive UX Designer
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Doug Chinnery Photography
www.dougchinnery.comDoug Chinnery writes about photographic expressionism and creative practice. Reflective essays explore noticing, studio companionship and the value of false starts, connecting the making of images with the experience of being an artist.
Articol de exemplu: The Meanbh-Chuileag
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Ann Wood Handmade
www.annwoodhandmade.comAnn Wood shares fabric experiments, hand stitching, small sculptural creatures and the practical discoveries behind her handmade art.
Articol de exemplu: tailor hams and mysterious creatures
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India Street Lettering
indiastreetlettering.comPooja Saxena documents lettering and signs in Indian cities, looking closely at scripts, painted forms and the stories attached to public text. Illustrated essays combine field observation with typographic and cultural history.
Articol de exemplu: Sun signs, moon signs, street signs
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Wolthera.info
wolthera.infoWolthera van Hövell tot Westerflier documents work on creative software, explaining Krita’s text tools, font metrics, color management and high-dynamic-range image handling.
Articol de exemplu: Improving HDR Handling in Krita, Part 1.
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John Peltier Photography
www.jmpeltier.comDocumentary photographer John Peltier explains camera settings and techniques for non-technical readers. Practical comparisons cover exposure, colour profiles and RAW versus JPEG workflows across Fujifilm, Nikon and Canon systems.
Articol de exemplu: What ISO Really Does (It's Not What You're Taught)
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Kate Davies Designs
katedaviesdesigns.comKate Davies writes about knitting, textile history and the landscapes and creative processes behind her designs.
Articol de exemplu: button band top tips
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Shady Characters
shadycharacters.co.ukKeith Houston explores punctuation, symbols and the history of written communication. Bookish essays, interviews and annotated discoveries connect typography with printing, language and the design of familiar marks.
Articol de exemplu: Miscellany № 112: books!
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Max Rudberg's blog
blog.maxrudberg.comUI designer Max Rudberg shares practical reflections on designing applications, including tool choices, visual controls, app icons and the role of iteration and storytelling.
Articol de exemplu: The tools I rely on as a UI designer
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Anton Gorlin Landscape Photography
antongorlin.comAustralian landscape photographer Anton Gorlin shares techniques, visual approaches and editing ideas. Posts explain how weather shapes photographic opportunities, review equipment and reflect on favourite images from the year.
Articol de exemplu: How To Make Sense Of Weather For Landscape Photography
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Tin Can Knits
blog.tincanknits.comAlexa Ludeman and Emily Wessel explain knitting techniques and design decisions with approachable, illustrated tutorials for making wearable garments.
Articol de exemplu: Cupcake Sweater: How to Knit this Sweet Confection
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Paul Shaw Letter Design
www.paulshawletterdesign.comPaul Shaw writes about type and lettering history, with sustained research into W. A. Dwiggins and historical printing. The feed also carries workshop announcements, archival discoveries and book recommendations.
Articol de exemplu: The Definitive Dwiggins no. 800—A typeface named Mrs. Hoyle
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Suleiman's Blog
blog.iamsuleiman.comWriting about design, Android and the web, with practical discussions of interface prototyping, UX portfolios, mobile applications and using AI as a design collaborator.
Articol de exemplu: How I use AI to partner on design problems
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Will Burrard-Lucas Blog
blog.burrard-lucas.comWildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas shares field experiences and camera-trap projects, connecting photographic techniques with observations of animal behavior and conservation work.
Articol de exemplu: Secrets of the Maasai Mara
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Paul Sellers
paulsellers.comWoodworker Paul Sellers reflects on hand tools, furniture making and the habits of a working shop, explaining the craft through decades of practical experience.
Articol de exemplu: MY Work of Art
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UX Tigers
www.uxtigers.comJakob Nielsen examines user experience and AI, connecting usability research and design principles with emerging interfaces, human judgment and the changing work of design teams.
Articol de exemplu: Information Foraging Theory: Why Users Hunt, Snack, Leave, and Farm Content
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The Machine Planet
themachineplanet.wordpress.comThe Machine Planet explores photographic equipment and the culture surrounding it. Essays revisit film cameras, processing labs and digital systems, connecting individual models with the changing experience of photography.
Articol de exemplu: Nikon F6: and so it goes
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Rachel Dorn Ceramic Sculpture
racheldorn.blogspot.comCeramic artist Rachel Dorn documents studio experiments, including clay bodies, construction methods, surface treatments and the failures that lead to new work.
Articol de exemplu: Stacks: Testing Clay Bodies, Paint, Underglaze, and Papers
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Josh Tumath
www.joshtumath.ukJosh Tumath shares front-end engineering investigations with a design and accessibility focus, including browser text scaling, navigation components and unexpected interface behavior across devices.
Articol de exemplu: Talk: Let's fix the web's text size
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bhautik.org
bhautik.orgA project notebook exploring imaging through custom hardware and creative technology. Posts document homemade plenoptic lenses, a printed tilt-shift adapter, VR180 capture and experiments using generative video in production.
Articol de exemplu: Production Diary: Using Generative Video to Complete a Creative Brief
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Robert Howard
roberthoward.com.auWoodworker and teacher Robert Howard discusses furniture, woodcarving and hand-tool technique, explaining creative decisions and construction details through workshop examples.
Articol de exemplu: Creativity – Student Conversations
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I Love Typography
fonts.ilovetypography.comI Love Typography publishes essays about type design, typographic history and the details that distinguish letterforms. Typeface reviews and explanatory articles accompany its commercial font marketplace.
Articol de exemplu: Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Ege Basalt
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Hardik Pandya
hvpandya.comDesign and product leader Hardik Pandya reflects on professional judgment, team growth and the challenges of building products, combining leadership lessons with observations about design craft.
Articol de exemplu: The hierarchy of competence
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ishootshows.com
ishootshows.comProfessional music photographer Todd Owyoung explains the craft and logistics of concert photography. Guides discuss photo passes, fast lens changes and working skills, alongside personal reflections on his path into music photography.
Articol de exemplu: Everything You Need to Know about Photo Passes for Concert Photography
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TECHknitting
techknitting.blogspot.comIllustrated technical explanations of knitting, from yarn-overs and markers to grafting, buttonholes and the structure of knitted fabric.
Articol de exemplu: Placing markers with yarn-overs: the trick of tumble-up tails in lace knitting
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Fonts In Use — Blog
fontsinuse.comThe Fonts In Use blog presents researched stories about typography in websites, books, music and other designed objects. It connects identifiable typefaces with the designers, production processes and cultural contexts behind their use.
Articol de exemplu: The Typography of whitehouse.gov, 2000–2026
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Cybercultural: Internet History
cybercultural.comRichard MacManus traces internet history and digital culture, including early web publishing, interface design and the people and services that shaped how the web looked and worked.
Articol de exemplu: 1995: From Batman Forever’s cinematic design to HTML tables
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Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive
artblart.comMarcus Bunyan’s exhibition archive brings together photography, art and cultural memory, with illustrated coverage of museum shows and the artists represented in them.
Articol de exemplu: Exhibition: ‘Brassaï – The Secret Signs of Paris’ at Moderna Museet, Stockholm
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The Apartment Woodworker
theapartmentwoodworker.comA hand-tool woodworker records furniture projects, useful shop fixtures and lessons from making things in limited space.
Articol de exemplu: New Shooting Board
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Alphabettes
www.alphabettes.orgAlphabettes is a collective platform for women and nonbinary people working in type, lettering and typography. Essays, research and first-person project accounts appear in several languages alongside community news.
Articol de exemplu: La familia Didactica
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iPhone Photography Blog
nocamerabag.comA personal guide to making and managing travel photographs with an iPhone. Tutorials and reviews cover camera apps, editing tools, accessories and photographic locations, with an emphasis on travelling lightly.
Articol de exemplu: The best iPhone photo editing apps I use myself (2026 Edition)
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The Sewing Goatherd
thesewinggoatherd.blogspot.comA sewing journal about historical clothing, fantasy costumes and everyday garments, showing how patterns, fabrics and construction choices become finished clothes.
Articol de exemplu: The Ruffles of the Bustle-y Dragon Ball Gown
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Clagnut — Richard Rutter
clagnut.comRichard Rutter writes about web typography, browser capabilities and design practice. Detailed CSS discussions and essays sit alongside conference notes and broader reflections on design and technology.
Articol de exemplu: My requests for Interop 2026
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Murphy Trueman
blog.murphytrueman.comMurphy Trueman examines design systems as shared infrastructure, discussing component architecture, organizational adoption and the ways AI tools change how interfaces are produced and maintained.
Articol de exemplu: Every fork looks like adoption
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David duChemin – Photographer, Author, Creative Instigator
davidduchemin.comPhotographer and author David duChemin reflects on the visual decisions that make photographs compelling. Essays connect composition, attention and creative persistence with experiences from photographic assignments and travel.
Articol de exemplu: Layers of Impact – What’s Your Hook?
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Woodworking in a Tiny Shop
tinyshopww.blogspot.comA small-shop woodworker documents hand tools, repairs and practical projects, with detailed observations about making and restoring workshop equipment.
Articol de exemplu: Fein Turbo II Foam Replacement
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Fontstand News
fontstand.comFontstand’s editorial site publishes essays on typefaces, printing history and the people who design fonts. Reviews and research accompany news from its commercial font-distribution platform and cooperative.
Articol de exemplu: Constellations
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Brian Gardner
briangardner.comDesigner Brian Gardner explores simplicity in visual identity and web design, including WordPress tools, design systems and experiments with AI-assisted creative workflows.
Articol de exemplu: Suede 0.4: Advancing Design Intelligence
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Conscientious Photography Magazine
cphmag.comJörg Colberg's photography magazine features essays, interviews and photobook reviews. Writing examines individual artists and bodies of work, placing photographs within broader questions about artistic expression and photographic culture.
Articol de exemplu: Raw Art on Paper by G.P. Fieret
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Woodworks by John
woodworksbyjohn.comJohn explains the design and making of hand-carved picture frames and furniture, from full-size drawings and joinery to carving and finishes.
Articol de exemplu: Tabernacle Frame #291
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Type Directors Club
tdc.orgThe Type Directors Club shares interviews, typographic projects and news from its international professional community. Its feed includes awards, events and organizational announcements as well as discussions of type design.
Articol de exemplu: Global TDC72 Jury Members Talk Type Trends and Judging
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The personal website of Matt Ström-Awn
mattstromawn.comMatt Ström-Awn writes about design, code and working culture, exploring topics such as color selection, product strategy and how designers reason about their work.
Articol de exemplu: The least wrong colors, version 2
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Sarah Marino & Ron Coscorrosa Photography
www.smallscenes.comNature photographers Sarah Marino and Ron Coscorrosa share landscape work and reflections on seeing quieter subjects. Articles explore details in national parks, photographic vision and experiences of living close to a changing landscape.
Articol de exemplu: Looking for Details in Yellowstone National Park
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Big Sand Woodworking
www.bigsandwoodworking.comA woodworker documents traditional joinery, furniture and the renovation of an old Japanese house, explaining structural decisions and the work behind them.
Articol de exemplu: Kitchen Remodel – 2
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TYPE01
type-01.comTYPE01 covers contemporary typography through interviews, case studies and features about type designers and foundries. It also publishes a magazine and operates commercial design and font-related projects.
Articol de exemplu: Anti-ink traps, tapering strokes, and heaps of personality: Jakob Runge on TypeMates’ Gregory Grotesk
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Marcelo Somers
marcelosomers.comSoftware designer Marcelo Somers shares practical approaches to prototyping and building interfaces, including reproducing production UI and experimenting with AI-assisted implementation.
Articol de exemplu: How I replicate production UI in a design prototype
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Photography By Mark G Adams
onecameraonelens.comDocumentary photographer and tutor Mark G Adams shares photographs, equipment reviews and personal reflections. Posts range from local fairs and everyday outings to the ways injury and practical constraints can reshape photographic habits.
Articol de exemplu: Viltrox 28mm F/4.5 Chip Lens Review (Nikon Z Mount)
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Carina’s Craftblog
www.carinascraftblog.comCarina shares embroidery, quilting and textile experiments, discussing colour, improvisation, fabric choices and the process of developing handmade projects.
Articol de exemplu: Green Wonky Log Cabin Quilt
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David Jonathan Ross
djr.comDavid Jonathan Ross shares detailed notes from his type-design practice, especially the development of his Font of the Month releases. Essays explain letterform decisions and how new styles grow from earlier experiments; the feed also includes short usage examples.
Articol de exemplu: August’s Font of the Month: Job Clarendon’s Normal width
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Design is fine. History is mine.
design-is-fine.orgDesign history explored through furniture, architecture, posters and everyday objects, introducing makers and movements through the material details of individual designs.
Articol de exemplu: Castiglioni’s Muse
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Articles - Space Camera Co.
www.spacecamera.coSpace Camera Co. investigates the cameras used in early spaceflight. Detailed articles trace Hasselblad histories, search for missing lunar equipment and document projects recreating cameras associated with the Apollo missions.
Articol de exemplu: A Tale of Two Cameras — Unraveling the Mystery of the First Hasselblad in Space.
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The Knitting Pirate
www.knittingpirate.comA personal knitting journal that works through fit, gauge, shaping and colour, recording both finished garments and the adjustments that make them wearable.
Articol de exemplu: In Which the Pirate Goes Pink.
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Mark Simonson’s Notebook
www.marksimonson.comType designer Mark Simonson writes about lettering, type history and the process behind his own fonts. His notebook combines personal design history with detailed explanations of new commercial typefaces.
Articol de exemplu: Introducing Neotype
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Cat Normoyle
catnormoyle.comCat Normoyle discusses communication-design research and practice, including collaborative authorship, interactive exhibitions, typography and the visualization of cultural and research histories.
Articol de exemplu: From practice to publication: Reflections on relational labor, shared authorship, play, and long-term assessment published in CoDesign Journal
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koby.photography
www.koby.photographyIan Kobylanski shares street-style, portrait and commercial photography. Posts follow fashion-week assignments and campaigns, showing how candid observation and editorial styling come together in images made for publications and brands.
Articol de exemplu: Berlin Fashion Week Street Style - Spring/Summer Fashion Trends for Pinterest
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Peter Follansbee: Joiner’s Notes
pfollansbee.wordpress.comPeter Follansbee writes about seventeenth-century joined furniture, green woodworking and hand tools, alongside workshop teaching, books and sales of his handmade pieces.
Articol de exemplu: Carved works for sale: Boxes & a Panel
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Fontfabric Blog
www.fontfabric.comFontfabric’s foundry blog explains typeface development, branding and practical font use, often through its own commercial projects. Interviews and case studies sit alongside licensing guidance and product-focused recommendations.
Articol de exemplu: Mont: Becoming a Classic
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Bhooshan Pandya — Design by Strategy
bhooshan.comStrategic design consultant Bhooshan Pandya connects UX practice with enterprise systems, discussing information architecture, prototyping, digital transformation and human-centered approaches to complex problems.
Articol de exemplu: Why Expert Review + Prototype Is More Persuasive Than Usability Testing Alone
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Photo Thinking
www.photothinking.comPhoto Thinking explores analogue photography through vintage cameras and film. Reviews combine the history and operation of individual models with examples of taking them into everyday photographic situations.
Articol de exemplu: Pentax PC35AF – Shoulder Padded
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Shapes by Gjermund Gustavsen
www.shapes.ggGjermund Gustavsen shares a designer’s experiments and practical resources, with recurring posts on Figma, color, plugins and the use of AI in creative workflows.
Articol de exemplu: Figma Agent: A first look
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Serge's Photo Safari - Serge van Neck Photography
www.serge.photographySerge van Neck writes about photography, licensing and the relationship between photographers and image users. Essays question common assumptions and discuss practical issues such as sharing copies, granting rights and free-image platforms.
Articol de exemplu: Allow me to bust a few myths…
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Rachel Andrew
rachelandrew.co.ukClear explanations of CSS layout, browser capabilities, open web protocols and building for the web.
Articol de exemplu: Remove start and end margins with the margin-trim property
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mike eckman dot com
mikeeckman.comMike Eckman reviews and repairs twentieth-century cameras. Detailed accounts combine model histories, operating guidance and repair information, with particular attention to the experience of continuing to use vintage film equipment.
Articol de exemplu: Wenk Wenka II (1951)
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The Beauty of Transport
thebeautyoftransport.comDaniel Wright examines the architecture, visual identity and overlooked design details of transport, from railway stations to roadside service buildings.
Articol de exemplu: Union Flag Blues: the Branding of Great British Railways
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News/Views | Cameras and Photography Explained | Thom Hogan
www.bythom.comThom Hogan comments on photography and the camera industry. Essays discuss equipment changes, photographic value and the wider computing tools that affect photographers, alongside resources related to travel and camera systems.
Articol de exemplu: Drop Into Fall
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Adam Silver
adamsilver.ioInteraction designer Adam Silver writes clear, practical essays about forms, design systems and making services easier to use. His posts examine interface patterns and explain how different design disciplines contribute to a product.
Articol de exemplu: Why I don’t use interruption pages
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Blog - Alex Burke Photography
www.alexburkephoto.comColorado photographer Alex Burke shares educational writing about film and landscape photography. Travel accounts and retrospective essays explore large-format work in mountain ranges, wilderness areas and landscapes farther from home.
Articol de exemplu: The Best of 2025
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Heydon Pickering — HeydonWorks
heydonworks.comHeydon Pickering explores accessible interfaces, semantic HTML and practical front-end patterns. The blog combines technical explanations with opinionated essays about design, technology and creative work.
Articol de exemplu: How To Dynamically Install Custom Elements
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Kevin Standage
kevinstandagephotography.wordpress.comKevin Standage documents Indian heritage through travel photography and historical notes. Posts explore temples, mosques, inscriptions and architectural details, with recent visits to monuments in Badami and Bijapur.
Articol de exemplu: Nannesvara Temple – Lakkundi
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Chris Glass
chrisglass.comA photographic journal of places, travel and everyday details, shaped by a designer’s attention to observation.
Articol de exemplu: Western Alpine Red Bus Tour